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Sunday, July 27, 2014

#Disneyland60.....Today In Disneyland History....July 27, 1962

The Firehouse Five Plus Two Records

At The Golden Horseshoe Saloon

July 27, 1962

On July 27, 1962, The Firehouse Five Plus Two, a Dixieland jazz band
popular in the 1950s made up of writers, animators, producers and directors all
of which worked at the Walt Disney
Studios were recorded live at The
Golden Horseshoe in Disneyland. Their
performance the following day was also recorded and eventually released on Good Time Jazz
Records.Members of the group included:

•Danny Alguire — cornet

•Harper Goff — banjo

•Ward Kimball — trombone, siren, tambourine, sound
effects, leader

•Clarke Mallery — clarinet

•Monte Mountjoy — drums

•Erdman (Ed) Penner — bass saxophone on early
recordings, later switched to tuba

•Frank Thomas — piano

Later, other Disney artists joined in; Jimmy
MacDonald, George Probert, Dick Roberts, Ralph Ball and George Bruns. The band
was active from 1949 to 1972, playing and recording while never giving up their
day jobs as animators and artists with the Walt Disney Studios.

The
Golden Horseshoe Saloon
(referred to as Pecos Bill's Golden
Horseshoe Saloon during construction) opened in 1955 with several other
original attractions at Disneyland. The "saloon” was one of several
original buildings dating back to the opening of the Disneyland Resort .The
Golden Horseshoe was also where Walt Disney and his wife, Lillian, celebrated
their 30th anniversary with the debut performance of the original Golden
Horseshoe Revue. Walt kept a private box—now public—upstairs to the right of
the stage so he could watch the show whenever he felt like it. With over 50,000
performances logged since then, the Golden Horseshoe Revue was at one time “the
world’s longest-running live stage show,” according the Guinness Book of World
Records. The Golden Horseshoe is located in Frontierland
across from the Rivers
of America. Be sure to try their Chili In A Bread Bowl or one of their scrumptious
ice cream sundaes the next time you’re there for some toe tapping, rollicking fun.
And that’s what happened today in Disneyland’s history.